Edward Myers was arrested and charged in November 2013 after police executed a search warrant at the bed-sitting room where he lived on Concord Avenue. Officers uncovered a quantity of marijuana stored in different places and packaging throughout the room.
There were two chunks of hashish next to a bed (99.6 grams), a large Ziplock bag next to the bed containing marijuana, another small bag of marijuana, a box containing 12 bags of marijuana (four grams per bag), and nine bags of marijuana in a cooler (about 250 grams per bag).
Police also allege to have found three sets of scales, $1,090 in cash, and a small coiled book believed to be scoresheets.
During the trial, Myers admitted to possession of the drugs, but not for the purpose of trafficking. Cpl. Desmond Mollon testified there was enough marijuana for a three-and-a-half year supply for a heavy daily user, and valued it as enough to net about an $11,250 profit.
Myers, represented by legal-aid lawyer Gary Kearney, claimed he found three bags of marijuana and hash and the other items in a shared storage room where he had kept some of his belongings. He said he was surprised to discover the drugs, but “overjoyed” at there being so much. He testified he believed the rightful owner would come looking for it, but admitted to smoking some of it before police arrived.
He also testified the $1,090 was money he borrowed from a friend so he could move to Nova Scotia, and the notebook, containing the categories “Cash, Stash and Owed,” was for the fly fishing equipment from his former business that he was selling online.
Crown attorney Adam Joyce said Myers’ evidence was “nonsensical” and “irrational.” Judge Wayne Gorman agreed, calling his evidence “concocted and false” and “purposely disingenuous.”
Gorman will decide on sentencing at a later date.
